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Tennessee Williams & SBU Southampton

The traditional holiday Lighting of the Windmill at Stony Brook Southampton will take place Friday, December 4, 2015, from 5-7 pm. Join the Stony Brook Southampton community as they celebrate the iconic Windmill with special guests in the Chancellors Hall lobby

Posted in About Us, Libraries, Melville Library

Library Concert Series: “Art of Violin”

  SBU Libraries, in cooperation with Michael Hershkowitz, Director of Concerts, Department of Music, was honored to present the third of three concerts “Art of Violin” featuring musicians from the Department of Music, Stony Brook University.  It was a beautiful

Posted in Library Outreach, Melville Library

Library Concert Series: Undergraduate Chamber Music

On Wednesday, November 11, 2015, Stony Brook University Libraries’ was honored to host a Chamber Music Concert featuring students from the Undergraduate Music Program. Many thanks to these amazing musicians!!!! Nelsy Badia, Viola Zhenyu Gao, Piano Zhenyu Gao, Piano Primo Mingyue

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“An Afternoon with Eleonore Oppenheim”

Stony Brook University Libraries’ recently had the unique opportunity of hosting electric bassist, Eleonore Oppenheim where she performed in the Melville Library Galleria. “Quietly virtuosic” (Alan Kozinn, the New York Times) upright and electric bassist Eleonore Oppenheim is quickly gaining a reputation as both a  valued

Posted in Library Outreach, Melville Library, Music

Highlights from the Lessard Concert

The concert tribute to the life and music of John “Jack,” Lessard took place on Thursday night, October 22, before an audience of nearly two hundred in the Staller Center’s Recital Hall.  Music Department Chair Perry Goldstein welcomed the audience,

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The Music of John Lessard: A Tribute Concert

Thursday, October 22 8 pm Recital Hall, Staller Center for the Arts Free Admission Many of Jack Lessard’s scores can be found in the Music Library.  His career as a highly regarded composer spanned 60 years, and he was a

Posted in Arts & Humanities, Music

Stony Brook University Libraries’ Spring Concert

Stony Brook University Music Department &  The Undergraduate College of Arts, Culture and Humanities presents: The Calidore String Quartet Jeffrey Myers and Ryan Meehan, Violins Jeremy Berry, Viola and Estelle Choi, Cello Join us Wednesday, April 29, 2015 Melville Library

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String Quartet Performs in the Galleria

Today Bryan Lu, a music student who works in the Music Library, and the members of the String Quartet, Chris Ferrera, Joo Hye Lim and Eunkyu Yoon, performed Mendelssohn’s 2nd String Quartet in A minor. The performance was held during

Posted in Music, Music Library

Library Galleria Music Performance

This Wednesday, April 17th, Bryan Lu, a music student who works in the Music Library, and the members of a String Quartet will perform Mendelssohn’s 2nd String Quartet in A minor. Their wish is to share their music with the

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New Music Librarian Publication

Music Librarian Gisele Schierhorst has authored an article appearing in the current double issue of the Music Reference Services Quarterly. “The Lives of Professional Classical String Players:  A Selective Annotated Bibliography,” Music Reference Services Quarterly, 13, issues 3 & 4,

Posted in Scholarly Communication